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Competitions · Azerbaijan

ACA 7th Anniversary 2022

Baku · 23 April 2022 · 10 events · 28 competitors · 30 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won six of the ten events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Niko Ronkainen by 0.71 seconds. 28 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Said Vergazov took a Pyraminx single of 18.72 down to 8.56, 54 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Niko Ronkainen — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.71s
closest final — Pyraminx, Niko Ronkainen over Tural Seyfeddinov
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Viljo Elo7.729.88
2×2Niko Ronkainen2.082.62
4×4Javid Nabizade38.4439.73
5×5Niko Ronkainen1:20.661:24.00
6×6Niko Ronkainen2:21.202:28.48
7×7Niko Ronkainen3:46.754:05.02
3×3 one-handedViljo Elo11.7513.50
MegaminxViljo Elo58.671:02.97
PyraminxNiko Ronkainen5.245.86
SkewbNiko Ronkainen4.404.60

The PB harvest

30 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

28 competitors · 197 results · 10 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Viljo Elo won it with a 9.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U2 B' U' L U' D2 R F2 U B2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D' L' F' U2 B2
  2. 2B2 U R2 B D2 B L2 D2 B R2 F' L D2 L B F' U' B' R'
  3. 3R U2 R2 B' U2 F D2 F2 D2 B2 L' F R' U L' R U2 R'
  4. 4F2 U B' U2 B2 D2 U L2 R2 B2 L2 R D' R' F' R F' U2
  5. 5D2 F2 D' F U' D L F2 R2 B' U2 D2 L2 U2 L2 B' R B' D2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.